| LG B2050 |
| General |
| Network | Gsm 900 / Gsm 1800 / Gsm 1900 |
| Announced | 2005, 3q |
| Status | Available |
| Size |
| Dimensions | 105 X 44 X 15.9 Mm |
| Weight | 72 G |
| Display |
| Type | Csn, 65k Colors |
| Size | 128 X 128 Pixels |
| | - Downloadable Wallpapers |
| Ringtones |
| Type | Polyphonic (40 Channels) |
| Customization | Download, |
| Vibration | Yes |
| Memory |
| Phonebook | 200 Entries, 7 Groups |
| Call Records | 15 Dialed, 15 Received, 15 Missed Calls |
| Card Slot | No |
| | - 1.4 Mb Shared Memory |
| Data |
| Gprs | Class 10 (4+1/3+2 Slots), 32 - 48 Kbps |
| Hscsd | No |
| Edge | No |
| 3g | No |
| Wlan | No |
| Bluetooth | No |
| Infrared Port | No |
| Usb | No |
| Features |
| Messaging | Sms, Ems, Mms |
| Browser | Wap 2.0/xhtml |
| Games | 2, |
| Colors | |
| Camera | No |
| | - Java
- T9
- Organiser
- Calendar
- Voice Memo (20 Sec.) |
| Battery |
| | Standard Battery, Li-ion 780 Mah |
| Stand-by | Up To 200 H |
| Talk Time | Up To 2 H |
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LG - B2050LG B2050 Review
LG's main clientele in India is Reliance, for whom they make a wide range of CDMA handsets, some of which are also exclusives. LG may be one of the most popular handsets for the CDMA market along with Samsung, but they don't have a great hold over the GSM consumer market yet. LG has been trying to appeal to the GSM crowd with offerings in all the segments. Today we'll take a look at the B2050, which is an entry level handset that competes directly with the likes of the Nokia 2600 (Rs 3,800), the Sony Ericsson J200i (Rs 4,200) and the Samsung C110 (Rs 4,000). In contrast, the LG B2050 costs Rs 3,900, which is very close to the Nokia and cheaper than the others.
The B2050 is a tri-band GSM phone (900/1800/1900). It also supports GPRS, WAP 2.0 and MMS, along with the basic SMS and EMS. The Nokia 2600 does not support GPRS or MMS, and the Samsung C110 and Sony Ericsson J200i do not support MMS.
The phone is quite slim, measuring 4.0x10.4x1.4cm, and weighing in at a very light 75g. The Nokia 2600 is a lot thicker (2cm), heavier (95g) and bulkier looking. The buttons are a little small, but they aren't unusable. The four way navigation pad can sometimes click in the wrong direction while going left or right, but it only takes a few clicks to get used to. Amongst the four phones, the LG is actually the one with the best ergonomics. Of course, the Samsung phone in the comparison picture is not the C110, but the BOSS N380, which is thinner than the LG even.
The display on the LG B2050 is a 128x128 CSTN display with 65K colors. All the phones in this range have a 128x128 resolution display. The Nokia and the Sony Ericsson have only 4K colors, and the Samsung has a 65K UFB (Ultra Fine and Bright) screen - a proprietary technology developed by Samsung themselves. UFB's claim to fame is the fact that it only needs about 3mW of power to run, prolonging the battery life of the device.
The menu interface is typical LG, which may at first seem a bit out of place for seasoned Nokia, Sony Ericsson or Samsung users, but there's nothing entirely out of the ordinary happening in the UI. On the contrary, the UI is a lot faster than the Nokia 2600's Series 40 and the Sony Ericsson J200i.
One of the only quirks is the fact that there's an additional "view" button to be clicked while opening a message after choosing it from the list. Nothing that you can't get used to, but if you're scanning through a lot of messages, it doesn't help much. The Nokia 2600 starts screwing up if there are a lot of messages, but this LG holds up well even with a full inbox. Also, during T9 text input, to cycle between the list of T9 words requires the use of the navigation pad, which is not as convenient as the Samsung or Nokia which use one of the lowermost keys to do the job.
The phone has 1.5 MB of shared memory that lets you store 200 phonebook entries with 5 lines of data each, and 15 dialed/received/missed calls. The Nokia 2600 also does 200 entries, but only 10 calls. The Samsung totally blows the competition here with a spacious 500 entries.
The battery life of the LG B2050's 3.7V, 780 mAh Li-Ion cell is quoted at around 2.5 hours talk and 300 hours stand by (around 12 days). During our general test, the phone lasted for around four days with moderate amount of calls - around four or five calls of around 3-5 minutes each. For a phone in this price range, the battery life is decent and very acceptable. From our inference, it's actually better than the Nokia 2600, which needs recharging once in 3 days, or the Sony Ericsson J200i, which needs recharging every alternate day.
A price of Rs 3,900 with bill and warranty makes the LG B2050 a very good buy if you're looking for a phone to start out with. It has everything you need in a starter phone - a good color display, fast menus and easy user interface, GPRS and MMS that not a lot of phones in this price range offer, and then the usual Java, polyphonic MIDI and downloadable wallpaper support. It even comes with a wired handsfree so you don't need to spend 50 bucks on a nallah one from the station. And it's the slimmest and thinnest and lightest phone in the lot! I have absolutely no qualms about recommending this phone to anyone looking to buy a new phone "just for talking and SMS", or those looking to replace their trusty old 3310s or R220s. Go get it.
FEATURES
EMS Yes
Form Factor Swivel Phone
Phone Type Triband GSM
Networks GSM 900, 1800, 1900
HSCSD No
GPRS Yes
EDGE No
WLAN No
Wireless Internet Technology GPRS
Height (mm) 105
Width (mm) 44
Depth (mm) 15.9
Weight (g) 72 g
Battery Li-Ion 780 mAh
Standbytime (h) 200 h
Talktime (m) 2 h
IrDA No
SMS No
MMS Yes
Bluetooth No
Java Yes
Camera No
Colour display Yes
Number of colours 65000
Memory 1.4 MB shared memory
Ringtones Polyphonic
Polyphonic Yes
Games Yes
Calendar Yes
Predictive text T9
WAP version 2.0/xHTML
WAP Yes
Display width (pixel) 128
Display height (pixel) 128
LCD Type Color
LCD Size (pixel) 128 x 128
Voicememo Yes
Vibrate Yes
Phonebook Capacity 200 entries |
| Common misspellings on this brand: lgf |
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